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From Lesson: Do you live far from your company| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 离 | lí | to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing fire; [[☲]] |
| 公司 | gōngsī | (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:[[家<jiā>]] |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòngqìchē | bus; CL:[[輛|辆<liàng>]], [[班<bān>]] |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour; CL:[[個|个<gè>]] |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
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A
nǐ
你
jiā
家
lí
离
gōngsī
公司
yuǎn
远
ma
吗
？
Is your home far from the company?
B
hěn
很
yuǎn
远
，
zuò
坐
gōng gòng qì chē
公共汽车
yào
要
yī
一
gè
个
duō
多
xiǎo shí
小时
ne
呢
！
It’s far; it takes over an hour by bus!
A
zuò
坐
gōnggòng qìchē
公共汽车
tài
太
màn
慢
le
了
，
nǐ
你
zěnme
怎么
bù
不
kāichē
开车
？
Taking the bus is too slow. Why don't you drive?
B
kāi chē
开车
yě
也
bù kuài
不快
，
lù shàng
路上
chē
车
tài
太
duō
多
le
了
！
Driving isn't fast either, there are too many cars on the road!
Raw Text (Chinese • Pinyin • English)
Chinese
你家离公司远吗？ 很远，坐公共汽车要一个多小时呢！ 坐公共汽车太慢了，你怎么不开车？ 开车也不快，路上车太多了！
Pinyin
Nǐ jiā lí gōngsī yuǎn ma? Hěn yuǎn, zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào yí gè duō xiǎoshí ne! Zuò gōng gòng qì chē tài màn le, nǐ zěn me bù kāi chē? kāi chē yě bú kuài, lù shang chē tài duō le!
English
Is your home far from the company? It’s far; it takes over an hour by bus! Taking the bus is too slow. Why don't you drive? Driving isn't fast either, there are too many cars on the road!